NY Times voting story

(my photo)

 From a NY Times story (HERE):

This year, Tennessee and Alabama banned the use of registration forms that are pre-filled with voters’ names and other details to make registering easier. Alabama also banned giving anyone cash or a gift for registering voters, as did Missouri in 2022. (In Missouri, a state court will hear arguments next month on whether to lift an injunction that has kept the law from taking effect there.)

“If the League of Women Voters pays people for parking or travel to get to a voter registration site, or gives them a free T-shirt or free lunch, are they being paid?” asked Denise Lieberman, the general counsel of the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, who is representing the league and the N.A.A.C.P. in a suit against the law. “It’s unclear.”

Harder and harder to keep track of his lies!

Fact check: Trump made at least 10 false claims about Kamala Harris in a single rally speech

By Daniel Dale, CNN

11 minute read

Published 10:41 AM EDT, Thu July 25, 2024 

CNN Story HERE.

 The Ten States with the best economies for businesses in 2024...

Several are in the South-East, three of them border Alabama.

Guess which state is NOT on the list.

Governor?

Key Points

• A state’s economy can be crucial in attracting new businesses, and in retaining existing ones.
• Companies prefer a state with stable finances, ample budget reserves, and solid growth. 
• Economy is among the most important categories in CNBC’s Top States for Business study. Some states do much better than others. 

Delaware

Idaho

Nevada

Georgia

Utah

Arizona

North Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Florida

(Missing: Alabama)☺

(Full story HERE.)

ALAGOP React?

  "The Democratic establishment has once again shown their true colors by pushing President Biden out of the race for President. This move showcases their elitist mentality and their complete and utter disregard for the voice and will of the American people during the primary election process. Democrat voters chose Joe Biden as their nominee, and this shameful manipulation of the election process is disrespectful to the American people as well as the democratic process. This group of power-hungry globalists will stop at nothing to keep themselves in control."

Alabama GOP

WHY?????

 

Alabama is one of only three states that do not allow early voting, according to The Center for Election Innovation and Research (the others are Mississippi and New Hampshire). And this year, the state passed significant new restrictions on absentee voting.

Will some Alabama reporter press the SOS for a reason?

N.Y. Times Reminder: Trump's Record

 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/18/opinion/trump-presidency-record.html

Jackson Hospital in Montgomery

 

Moody's Investor Service downgraded Jackson Hospital, one of 15 hospitals or systems to be so downgraded in 2024:

Moody's downgraded Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital & Clinic's rating to "Caa2" from "B1." Its outlook remains negative. Moody's said the downgrade reflects its projection of Jackson's "deteriorated cash flow and financial position which has resulted in failure to make rental payments."

Rain rain rain....

 

We already had 8 inches more than normal for the year here, so today will likely add to that excess!

Religion & Pregnant Teens

 

Pratt remembered (kind of...)

 

Life of Prattville founder Daniel Pratt remembered

 

(BUT.....let's also remember he enslaved people.)

 

"Slavery was always part of the operation, according to “Daniel Pratt of Prattville: A Northern Industrialist and a Southern Town,” a definitive history written by Curt John Evans.

Pratt used four enslaved mechanics in 1837 as collateral for a $2,000 bank loan to buy 2,000 acres along Autauga Creek for what would become Prattville, and then used more slave labor to clear the swampy land, according to the book."

Much of that history was included in the documentation that resulted in the Daniel Pratt Historic District being listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Yet only snippets of the story — and nothing about slavery — are mentioned on the new development’s website, and the factory’s ties to slavery are rarely discussed in the city, which is about 75% white and tends to vote Republican.

A N.Y. Times Reminder

Trump. Is. (Still!) Unfit.

HERE.

If you KNOW SOMETHING.....

“The code of silence in our community should have no place when anyone is killed, especially when it’s a 5-year-old,’’ the mayor said.

     Landyn Brooks, 5, was shot to death July 13, 2024, alongside his mother and his mother's boyfriend in east Birmingham.(Contributed)

SOURCE: HERE.

Why we name Hurricanes.....

 Clement Wragge....an Australian meteorologist started the procedure of naming Hurricanes for people, especially people he disliked...

The pioneering Australian weatherman Clement Wragge began assigning names to tropical cyclones in the late 19th century, initially using the letters of the Greek alphabet and characters from Greek and Roman mythology. An eccentric and playful fellow, he later turned to the names of local politicians he particularly disliked; as a result, he was able to state in public forecasts that the officials were “causing great distress” or “wandering aimlessly about the Pacific.” Needless to say, Wragge’s subtly hostile approach didn’t take the meteorology profession by storm.

SOURCE: HERE. 

Atlantic Pronunciation Guide (PDF)

2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
Alberto Beryl Chris Debby Ernesto Francine Gordon Helene Isaac Joyce Kirk Leslie Milton Nadine Oscar Patty Rafael Sara Tony Valerie William	Andrea Barry Chantal Dexter Erin Fernand Gabrielle Humberto Imelda Jerry Karen Lorenzo Melissa Nestor Olga Pablo Rebekah Sebastien Tanya Van Wendy	Arthur Bertha Cristobal Dolly Edouard Fay Gonzalo Hanna Isaias Josephine Kyle Leah Marco Nana Omar Paulette Rene Sally Teddy Vicky Wilfred	Ana Bill Claudette Danny Elsa Fred Grace Henri Imani Julian Kate Larry Mindy Nicholas Odette Peter Rose Sam Teresa Victor Wanda	Alex Bonnie Colin Danielle Earl Farrah Gaston Hermine Idris Julia Karl Lisa Martin Nicole Owen Paula Richard Shary Tobias Virginie Walter	Arlene Bret Cindy Don Emily Franklin Gert Harold Idalia Jose Katia Lee Margot Nigel Ophelia Philippe Rina Sean Tammy Vince Whitney

Since 1953, Atlantic tropical storms had been named from lists originated by the National Hurricane Center. They are now maintained and updated through a strict procedure by an international committee of the World Meteorological Organization.

The Alabama Capiol is Already on the list...now some new New Historic Sites may be added

 

 

 

 

CSS Alabama

 

CSS Alabama Fire Hose Nozzle

A fire hose nozzle from the Confederate warship CSS Alabama is examined by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth G. Takada at the Naval History and Heritage Command Underwater Archeology Branch, which is located at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.

Ironically, My last post in the U.S. Army was at the same U.S. Navy Yard! 

More about the long lost ship HERE.

Slaveholding Members of Congress

  There were 80 from Alabama, according to a previously reported research project.

80 Alabama members of Congress "owned" slaves.

Tuskegee Study Whistleblower Dies

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Buxtun, the whistleblower who revealed that the U.S. government allowed hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama to go untreated for syphilis in what became known as the Tuskegee study, has died. He was 86.

Buxtun died May 18 of Alzheimer’s disease in Rocklin, California, according to his attorney, Minna Fernan.

 

FULL STORY is HERE.

Washington Post: Labor Pains

 

Economy

‘Betrayed’: Unions, White House irate over Teamsters president’s RNC speech

One Teamsters executive board member said he was “embarrassed” by Sean O’Brien’s speech at the Republican National Convention.

 

“Many labor leaders and rank-and-file members, inside and outside the Teamsters, are upset and feel betrayed by O’Brien’s speaking at a convention of the party that has been vehemently anti-union,” said Kate Bronfenbrenner, director of labor education research at Cornell University, citing conversations with union officials. “We have the Teamsters now endorsing, whether directly or indirectly, a Republican candidate that is very antilabor.”

FULL W.P. Story HERE!

Poor Quality of Life States--Alabama is in the Top 12

 

Here are all the states with a poor quality of life, according to the report:  

1. Texas 

2. Indiana 

3. Alabama 

4. Oklahoma 

5. Arkansas 

6. Tennessee 

7. Missouri 

8. Louisiana 

9. Kansas 

10. Arizona 

11. Alabama is one of only three states that do not allow early voting, according to The Center for Election Innovation and Research (the others are Mississippi and New Hampshire). And this year, the state passed significant new restrictions on absentee voting. 

    Oxfam America ranked the Yellowhammer State dead last for wage policies. The state minimum wage of $7.25 per hour covers less than 20% of the cost of living for a family of four. Alabama is one of only five states with no public accommodation law barring discrimination against non-disabled people. 

    Weaknesses: Voting Rights, Inclusiveness, Worker Protections
    

Shooting React from ALAGOP

 

 “As a society, we must come together and reaffirm our commitment to civility, respect, and peaceful political engagement. "Let’s be clear, the mainstream media’s relentless demonization and vilification of Donald Trump is partially responsible for this tragedy. Their political bias towards a presidential candidate only serves to sow division and discord within our nation." The American people deserve better. It is time for everyone to step back from political rhetoric, and look at every person as an individual made in the image of God. I call on the Democratic Party and mainstream media to stop their inflammatory attacks, which incites individuals against Donald Trump and his supporters.”

Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl 

From The New York Times:

"Before anyone knew a thing about the man who had pulled the trigger, Mr. Trump’s most senior surrogates, including Mr. Vance and Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, were blaming President Biden and Democrats.

“Today is not just some isolated incident,” Mr. Vance wrote on the social media site X, owned by the right’s favorite billionaire, Elon Musk. “The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. That rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination.”

Still to come this afternoon...

 

A reception for this year's Regions Art Exhibit is coming up at 5:30 today at Stonehenge Gallery in Montgomery.

 

 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063580869090

SACS Student gallery art

Went by the SACS gallery in Montgomery and looked at some of the great student art on display this afternoon!

 

SACS Facebook page is HERE.

Project 2025 in a nutshell

 From The Washington Post:

"This isn’t coming directly from the Trump campaign. But it should be taken seriously because of the people who wrote it, analysts say. The main organization behind the plan, the Heritage Foundation, is a revolving door for Trump officials (and Heritage is a sponsor of the Republican National Convention, which will hand him the nomination next week)."

FULL story is HERE.

Two Art Events TODAY!

 2024 High School Student Photo Exhibit

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There will be a reception for the 6th annual Montgomery Photo Festival will be held on Saturday July 13th at 5:30 in Stonehenge Gallery.   View this email in your browser

 
​The opening reception for the high school student photo exhibit will be held at the Society of Arts & Crafts gallery Saturday, July 13, 2024 from 2-4 p.m. The gallery is located at 529 South Perry Street in Montgomery.

https://www.montgomeryphotofestival.org/student-exhibit.html

Where In The World????